Patents by Inventor Terry Cox
Terry Cox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12206306Abstract: An electrical machine may include a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation, by way of which an axial direction of the electrical machine may be defined, a stator having electrically conductive stator windings, and at least one cooling channel through which a coolant may be flowable for cooling the stator windings. The stator may have stator teeth extending along the axial direction, arranged spaced apart from another along a circumferential direction of the rotor, and bearing the stator windings. The at least one cooling channel and at least one stator winding may be arranged in at least one intermediate space formed between two stator teeth adjacent in the circumferential direction. A plastic for transferring heat from the at least one stator winding to the at least one cooling channel may be arranged in the at least one intermediate space.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Patent number: 12036664Abstract: An end effector is disclosed that is configured for connection to a robotic unit used to manipulate a door of a vehicle (e.g., during vehicle painting). The end effector includes a base plate; a sensor that is supported by the base plate; and a piston that is configured for engagement with the door. The piston is operatively connected to an interrupter such that movement (displacement) of the piston causes corresponding movement (displacement) of the interrupter between a first position, in which the interrupter is positioned in alignment with a signal transmitted across the sensor to interfere with the signal and thereby interrupt circuit completion, and a second position, in which the interrupter is out of alignment with the signal transmitted across the sensor to permit circuit completion and thereby inform the robotic unit that the door is present and engaged with the end effector.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Williamson, Gregory Michel, Travis Fritsche, David Calvert, Terry Cox
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Patent number: 11735986Abstract: A method for producing a stator for an electrical machine includes providing the stator including a ring-shaped stator body, from which a plurality of stator teeth arranged spaced apart along a circumferential direction of the stator body protrude radially to the inside. A space is thereby provided between two stator teeth adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction. Second, a first injection molding of two stator teeth adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction with a plastic is performed. Third, a stator winding is arranged in the space. Fourth, a second injection molding of the stator winding arranged in the space with the plastic is performed such that an air gap and/or an air trap between the stator teeth injection molded in the second step and the stator winding after the arrangement of the stator winding in the space in the third step, is filled with the plastic.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Patent number: 11482900Abstract: An insulating body for an electric machine includes outer walls of a plastic, which delimit a body interior. In the body interior, at least one winding zone for receiving a stator winding and at least one passage zone for receiving a cooling passage are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Patent number: 11451103Abstract: An electrical machine includes a rotor that is rotatable about a rotation axis, and includes a stator having electrically conductive stator windings. The machine includes a cooling channel through for cooling the stator windings. The stator has teeth extending arranged at a distance from one another along a circumferential direction of the rotor, the stator teeth protruding inwardly and carrying the stator windings. An interspace is formed between two stator teeth which are adjacent in the circumferential direction. An interspace is arranged in an insulation body having outer walls composed of a plastic, which delimit a body interior, in which a winding zone and a channel zone are provided. A stator winding is arranged in the at least one winding zone of the insulation body and a cooling channel for a is arranged in the at least one channel zone of the insulation body.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20220021259Abstract: An insulation body for an electrical machine may include a plurality of outer walls. The outer walls may be composed of a plastic. The outer walls may define a body interior having at least one winding zone configured to receive a stator winding, and at least one channel zone for receiving a cooling channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20220014062Abstract: An electric machine may include a rotor and at least one cooling channel. The rotor may be rotatable about an axis defining an axial direction and include a stator having electrically conductive stator windings. A coolant may flow through the at least one cooling channel to the cool the stator windings. The stator may include teeth extending along the axial direction. The at least one cooling channel and the stator windings may be arranged in at least one intermediate space formed between two adjacent stator teeth. A plastic for transmitting heat from the stator windings to the at least one cooling channel may be arranged in the intermediate space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20210354312Abstract: An end effector is disclosed that is configured for connection to a robotic unit used to manipulate a door of a vehicle (e.g., during vehicle painting). The end effector includes a base plate; a sensor that is supported by the base plate; and a piston that is configured for engagement with the door. The piston is operatively connected to an interrupter such that movement (displacement) of the piston causes corresponding movement (displacement) of the interrupter between a first position, in which the interrupter is positioned in alignment with a signal transmitted across the sensor to interfere with the signal and thereby interrupt circuit completion, and a second position, in which the interrupter is out of alignment with the signal transmitted across the sensor to permit circuit completion and thereby inform the robotic unit that the door is present and engaged with the end effector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Andrew Williamson, Gregory Michel, Travis Fritsche, David Calvert, Terry Cox
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Publication number: 20200161916Abstract: An electrical machine may include a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation, by way of which an axial direction of the electrical machine may be defined, a stator having electrically conductive stator windings, and at least one cooling channel through which a coolant may be flowable for cooling the stator windings. The stator may have stator teeth extending along the axial direction, arranged spaced apart from another along a circumferential direction of the rotor, and bearing the stator windings. The at least one cooling channel and at least one stator winding may be arranged in at least one intermediate space formed between two stator teeth adjacent in the circumferential direction. A plastic for transferring heat from the at least one stator winding to the at least one cooling channel may be arranged in the at least one intermediate space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20200161917Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation body (100) for an electrical machine (1). The insulation body (100) comprises outer walls (101a, 101b, 101c, 101d) composed of a plastic (K), which delimit a body interior (104). At least one winding zone (106a, 106b) for receiving a stator winding (6) and at least one channel zone (107a, 107b) for receiving a cooling channel (10) are provided in the body interior (104).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20200156296Abstract: A method for producing a stator for an electrical machine may first include providing a stator having a ring-shaped stator body, from which a plurality of stator teeth arranged spaced apart from one another along a circumferential direction of the stator body, for accommodating stator windings, protrude, wherein a space, in each case, may be embodied between two stator teeth adjacent in the circumferential direction. The method then may include first injection molding at least two stator teeth, which are adjacent in the circumferential direction, with a plastic, arranging at least one stator winding in the space between the at least two stator teeth, and second injection molding the stator winding with the plastic, so that at least one of an air gap and an air trap formed between the at least two stator teeth first injection molded and the stator winding is filled with the plastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20200161947Abstract: A method for producing a stator for an electrical machine includes providing the stator including a ring-shaped stator body, from which a plurality of stator teeth arranged spaced apart along a circumferential direction of the stator body protrude radially to the inside. A space is thereby provided between two stator teeth adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction. Second, a first injection molding of two stator teeth adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction with a plastic is performed. Third, a stator winding is arranged in the space. Fourth, a second injection molding of the stator winding arranged in the space with the plastic is performed such that an air gap and/or an air trap between the stator teeth injection molded in the second step and the stator winding after the arrangement of the stator winding in the space in the third step, is filled with the plastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20200161918Abstract: An insulating body for an electric machine includes outer walls of a plastic, which delimit a body interior. In the body interior, at least one winding zone for receiving a stator winding and at least one passage zone for receiving a cooling passage are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Roberto Almeida E Silva, Bernd Blankenbach, Terry Cox, Philip Grabherr, Niklas Kull, Tim Male, Peter Pisek, Peter Sever, Josef Sonntag, Martin Williams
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Publication number: 20170000049Abstract: This invention is directed toward a garden pot device that automatically waters garden plants and collects the drainage water. The device has a bottom portion with a source of electrical power and a pump and additionally provides support for a network of tubes leading to pots in which plants are grown. The network of tubes both provides water to the pots and collects water that drains out of the pots for use in the next watering.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Terry Cox
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Patent number: 9266111Abstract: A lifter bar assembly for a crushing mill is disclosed including: a plurality of lifter bar segments; the segments being arranged to be installed adjacent to one another to form a lifter bar; wherein each of the segments are of a weight which can be safely handled by a team of two people.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.Inventors: Terry Cox, Daniel Watt, Graeme Hazell
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Publication number: 20150290668Abstract: A light device for a paint brush includes an attachment bracket sized and shaped to attach to a ferrule of a paint brush. At least source one light is coupled to the bracket and oriented to project a light onto a surface being painted by the brush. A power source is coupled to the bracket and electrically coupled to the light source. A switch is coupled to the bracket and electrically coupled to the light source and the power source. The switch is configured to switch the light source on and off.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventor: Jon Terry Cox
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Publication number: 20140366298Abstract: A paint brush includes a handle having an attachment end and a grip end. The attachment end has an overall width larger than the grip end. A plurality of bristles is coupled to the attachment end of the handle by a resin. An extension extends from the attachment end of the handle into the resin and toward the plurality of bristles. The extension has a substantially planar surface that faces the plurality of bristles. A groove is formed within the extension and has an opening on the planar surface facing the plurality of bristles. The opening is sized and shaped to allow resin to at least partially fill the groove so as to further reduce independent movement of the handle with respect to the plurality of bristles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Jon Terry Cox, Jon Paul Cox
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Publication number: 20140331466Abstract: A lifter bar assembly for a crushing mill is disclosed including: a plurality of lifter bar segments; the segments being arranged to be installed adjacent to one another to form a lifter bar; wherein each of the segments are of a weight which can be safely handled by a team of two people.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.Inventors: Terry Cox, Daniel Watt, Graeme Hazell
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Patent number: D762316Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Inventor: Jon Terry Cox
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Patent number: D764609Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Inventor: Terry A. Cox